Geohashing

The crazy guys at xkcd have come up with an idea they call "geohashing". The idea is that you choose a given integer lat/lon, and each day an algorithm generates a value between 0 and 1 that you add to your lat/lon, and then you go there at 4pm to see what you can see.

It is a pretty cool idea, especially because the algorithm for generating the fractional part is so geeky.

Today, for example, the location for 34N 119W puts you at a dusty crossroads in the middle of the AV. Yesterday it was a freeway offramp in Thousand Oaks.

It makes me appreciate the diversity of our little corner of the world. Within our lat/lon box arethe beaches, the Basin, the SFV, the mountains and the desert AV.

I'll be going to Saturday's meet, assuming it is reachable. See you at 4pm.

By Friday, the location of the meetup will be available on this link here